13M114MUPS - Applied parallel programming
Course specification | ||||
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Course title | Applied parallel programming | |||
Acronym | 13M114MUPS | |||
Study programme | Electrical Engineering and Computing | |||
Module | Applied Mathematics, Audio and Video Technologies, Biomedical and Environmental Engineering, Biomedical and Nuclear Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, Electronics and Digital Systems, Energy Efficiency, Information and Communication Technologies, Microwave Engineering, Nanoelectronics and Photonics, Power Systems - Networks and Systems, Power Systems - Renewable Energy Sources, Power Systems - Substations and Power Equipment, Signals and Systems, Software Engineering | |||
Type of study | master academic studies | |||
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Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
ESPB | 6.0 | Status | elective | |
Condition | none | |||
The goal | Introduction to basic concepts in the architecture and programming of parallel systems. Detailed knowledge of various shared memory multiprocessor architectures and the most important technologies, frameworks and libraries for parallel programming. | |||
The outcome | Student should be able to understand the design decisions in the area of parallel systems, to use simulators for evaluation of these decisions, and to write parallel programs using different parallel programming models. | |||
Contents | ||||
Contents of lectures | Introduction. Application, technology, and architecture trends. Parallel programming models (shared memory, message passing, and data parallel). Shared memory multiprocessors: UMA and NUMA systems. Cache coherence problem. Snoopy and directory protocols and systems. Interconnection networks. Programming of general purpose applications on GPUs. | |||
Contents of exercises | Programming models based on threads (OpenMP) and message passing (MPI). Programming of general purpose applications on GPUs using CUDA. Lab excercises, using simulators of parallel systems, homework assignments. | |||
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Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
2 | 2 | 1 | ||
Methods of teaching | auditory class lessons and exercises with presentations, lab exercises, homeworks | |||
Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
Activites during lectures | 0 | Test paper | 65 | |
Practical lessons | 0 | Oral examination | 0 | |
Projects | 35 | |||
Colloquia | 0 | |||
Seminars | 0 |